Judges 1, Judges 2:1-5, John 4:1-26, Psalm 74:10-17
John 4: 16-19 (ESV)
“Jesus said to her, “Go, call your husband, and come here.” The
woman answered him, “I have no husband.” Jesus said to her, “You are right in
saying, ‘I have no husband’; for you have had five husbands, and the one you
now have is not your husband. What you have said is true.” The woman said to
him, “Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet.”
I’ve read the story of the Jesus meeting the woman at the
well in Samaria many times, and verses 16 through 19 stood out to me today.
Jesus tells the woman at the well to call your husband, and she tell him she
has no husband. Then Christ tells the woman at the well her history of being
married and that the man she has now is not her husband. The woman confirms
that what Jesus said is true and calls him a prophet. These verses show us that
we cannot lie to Jesus or try to hide anything from God. God knows us inside and
out because he created us, and even without all of our failings and sins he
still loves us. We are all children of God, and our heavenly father loves us,
wants to help us, and above all wants to have a relationship with us. And like in
any good relationship, you cannot hide things from the one who loves you. I
think of all the times I’ve wondered in the past if God really sees me or cares
what I am doing. Or how I’ve tried to hide from God all the sins I’ve committed
by just not mentioning them. I know that God does see me, that he does care
about me, and that I can’t hid anything from him. I know that God knows me better
than I know myself, and it is after all these years still so surprising that
God sees and knows everything about my life and still totally loves me.
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